Bicycle-support.



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H. M. WOOD.

BICYCLE SUPPORT.

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BICYCLE-SUPPORT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 666,249, dated January15, 1901.

Application filed January 22, 1900. Serial No. 2,378. (No model.)

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, HARVEY M. WOOD, a citizen of the United States,residing at Denver, in the county of Arapahoe and State of Colorado,have invented a new and useful Bicycle-Support, of which the followingis a specification.

An object of this invention is to provide improvements in supports forholding a bicycle-upright 011 a floor, pavement, earth, or othersupporting-surface.

In myinventionI make provision for avoiding the use of any armspermanently projecting from the side of the bicycle-frame and haveapplied t-o the supporting-leg a pivvoted tie which folds against theleg and can be brought into position to catch upon asmall hook carriedby the bracket.

l employ a bracket attached to the axle of the bicycle and an arm adjustably attached to the bracket. The attachment is preferably applied tothe rear axle of the bicycle and extends outward therefrom and isfastened to said axle and to the frame by the nut which holds the axlein the frame, for the reason that when so applied it forms a ready andstable support for the bicycle when brought down into position thereforand when not in use may be readily folded up behind the rear fork of theframe, thus being entirely out of the way of the rider.

The accompanying drawings illustrate my invention.

Figure lis a side elevation of my newly-invented bicycle-support in itspreferred form and mode of application to a bicycle, a portion ofwhichis shown. The support is shown in its folded position out of use.Dotted lines indicate the supporting-arm in position to support thewheel. An intermediate position of the arm is also indicated in dottedlines. Fig. 2 is a rear elevation of a bicycle provided with myinvention. In this View 4 the supporting-arm is shown in position tosupport the bicycle. The front wheel is also shown turned into theposition it is usually thrown into when the bicycle is thus supported.Eig. 3 is a perspective detail of the attachment for carrying out myinvention. Fig. 4 is a plan View. The hinged member and the arm areshown in section on line 4 4, Fig. 5, along the axis of the pivot whichpivots them together. Eig. 5 is a section on line 5 5, Fig. 4L, lookingtoward the arm.

c. indicates the rear axle of the bicycle.

b indicates a bracket attached to the axle by the axle-nut c, cleft atthe top, and thus provided with two clamping and pivoting arms h b.

d indicates an arm adjustably attached to the bracket b through themedium of a hinge member e, hinged to the bracket by a pivotingclamp-screw f. The arm d is pivoted to the hinge member e by the pivotg. Preferably the arm d is arranged to rotate on its axis and isprovided with a tie h, pivoted to the arm el and adapted to catch uponthe bracket lb, a hook't' being provided on the bracket for thispurpose.

j indicates acatch or perforation in the tie h to receive the hook t.

la indicates an adj listing-stop screwed into the bracket for stoppingthe hinge member e.

The arm cl includes a leg portion 3 4. and a journal box or eye l,provided with a laterally-projecting stem 2, onto which a tube 3 of theleg portion telescopes.

4 indicates a rod telescoping in the tube 3 and adjustably secured tosaid tube by a clamp-screw 5.

6 indicates a ball of rubber or other suitable material, which may befastened on the end of the rod Il to prevent the end of the rod fromsinking into the earth. The end of the rod is preferably pointed, asindicated in Figs. l and 2 and by dotted lines in Fig. 3. The ball maybe omitted when desired. The pivots g and f are preferablyscrew-threaded. The screw-threaded clamping and pivoting pinfis insertedin holes e' and 5 in the hinge member e and the arms b b and is screwedto tightly clamp the hinge member in the cleft 8, allowing said hingemember to move when considerable force is applied, but ordinarilyholding the hinge member stationary. The pivot g extends through thejournalpiece l and screws into a socket 7 in the hinge member e,preferably at right angles to the pin f, which fastens the member c in acleft 8 in the upper end of the bracket b.

9 indicates lugs at the upper end of the bracket b to partially embraceone ofthe rear forks n of the frame o of the bicycle.

10 indicates a hole in the lower end of the IOO bracket b, through whichthe axle a of the bicyclewill be inserted for fastening the bracket tothe frame. The holes 11" and e' extend parallel with the hole l0, which[its upon the axle, and the hole to receive the screw-pivot g in thehead 7 of the hinge member and extends in a plane at right angles to thehole e.

The tube 3 fits friction-tight upon the stem 2, and by screwing thescrewsfand g, which form the pivots by which the arm is adjustablysecured to the bracket, the joints may be tightened, so that the partswill not be displaced without a considerable amount of force, thus to beheld in position when folded up.

In practical use the supporting-arm will ordinarily be in the positionindicated in solid lines in Fig. l; but when the rider dismounts andwishes to leave the bicycle in standing position he will throw the arm dback first into the position indicated in dotted lines above the axle ofthe wheel in Fig. l. Then the arm will be drawn forward into theposition indicated by the dotted lines below the axle in said View andthe point will be allowed to rest upon the supporting-surface, asindicated in Fig. 2. In case the supportingsurface is yielding enough toprevent any slipping of the point of the arm the wheel will be readilysupported bythe arm; but in the case of smooth iioors the arm is liableto be spread apart from the wheel p, thus allowing the bicycle to fall.In order to avoid this tendency, the tie 7i, will be hooked to thebracket by hooking the catchjover the hook t'.

The tie h is preferably hollowed to fit the tube 3, to which it ispivoted by the pivot 11.

Vhen the rider wishes to mount, he will release the tie h from thebracket and will throw it up into position against the arm d, asindicated in Fig. l, and will then bring the arm d into the positionindicated in Fig. l.

The purpose of the set-screw t is to hold the axis of the pivot g at theappropriate inclination, so that when the arm d is brought down it willbe in the appropriate position for supporting the bicycle and to allowthe catch j to catch the hook t'.

The portions 3 and 4 of the arm d are made rotatable on the axis of thearm, so that when the tie h is brought into position to hook in the hookIl the catchy' can be brought down to receive the hook. If it does nottit upon the hook, the arm will be slightly rotated on the pin 2, thusto allow the catch to catch on the hook. This adjustment is designed toadapt the appliance to Iit on different bicycles and will. not be calledinto use after the appliance has been adjusted.

When the support is in use, as shown, with the bracket fastened to therear axle, the arm d forms one side of a substantially triangular figurewhich extends in a vertical plane beneath the axle, so that thepilot-wheel p is not liable to circle around the rear wheel or itssupport.

That I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the UnitedStates, is-

1. A bicycle-support comprising a bracket to be fastened to thebicycle-frame and provided with two arms perforated to receive apivoting clamp-screw; a hinge member provided With a perforated tongueinserted between said arms, and also provided with a head having a holeextending in a plane at right angles to the perforation of the tongue; apivoting clainp-screw through said arms and tongue to pivot and clampthem together; a journal-box or eye provided with a laterallyprojectingstern; a pivot screwed through the eye and held by said head; and a legsocketed on the said stein.

2. A bicycle-support comprising a bracket provided at one end with ahole to fit upon the rear axle of a bicycle and provided at the top witha cleft and thereby formed into two arms which are perforated with ahole extending parallel with the said axle-hole; a hinge member providedat one end with a tongue fitted between the arms and perforated tocorrespond with the perforations of the said arms, and provided with ahead which has a hole extending in a plane which is at right angles tothe plane in which the perforation of the tongue extends; a pivotingclamp-screw in the perforations of the arms and tongue to clamp thetongue in the cleft; au arm provided with an eye; and a screw in the eyeand in the head of the hinge member to pivotally hold said arm upon saidhinge member.

3. A bicycle-support comprising a bracket provided at its lower end witha hole to tit upon the rear axle of the bicycle and perforated at itsupper end; a hinge-piece provided with a head having a hole therein andprovided with a perforated tongue; a pin in the perforations of thetongue and bracket to pivot the tongue and bracket together; an armprovided with an eye; a pivot through the eye and fastened in the headof the hinge member; and a set-screw screwed into the bracket andextending up into the path of the eye.

et. A bicycle-support comprising a bracket provided at its lower endwith a hole to fit upon the rear axle of the bicycle and provided at itsupper end with a cleft and thereby formed in two arms having forwardextensions to clasp the rear fork of the bicycle; a hinge member havinga tongue pivoted between the said arms; an arm provided with an eye; anda pivot inserted through the eye and screwed into the head of the hingemember.

5. In a bicycle, the combination of a bracket fastened to the bicycleframe; a member hinged to the bracket; an arm pivoted to the hingedmember; and a tie pivoted to the arm to fold against said arm andadapted to catch upon the bracket.

6. In a bicycle, the combination of abracket fastened to the frame ofthe bicycle and pro- IOO IIO

vided with a hook; a member hinged to the oted to the rotatable arm andprovided With bracket; an arm pivoted to the hinged member and arrangedto rotate on its axis; and a tie pivoted to said armto swing to and fromthe body of the arm and adapted to catch upon the hook.

7. The combination With a bicycle; of a bracket fastened to thebicycle-frame and provided between its ends With a hook; a niemberhinged to the bracket; a rotatable arm pivoted to the hinged member; anda tie piva catch to catch upon the hook.

In testimony whereof I have signed my naine to this specification, inthe presence of I5 two subscribing Witnesses, at Los Angeles,California, this 16th day of January, 1900.

H. M. WOOD.

Witnesses:

JAMES R. TOWNSEND, FRANCIS M. TOWNSEND.

